Show HN: I built 48 lightweight SVG backgrounds you can copy/paste

(svgbackgrounds.com)

117 points | by visiwig 7 hours ago

11 comments

  • hju22_-3 1 hour ago
    The notice about having "access" to the backgrounds is sticky, and takes up one third of the screen on mobile with no way to remove it . . . Why?
    • andai 23 minutes ago
      You have access. Enjoy!

      Edit: upon further investigation, access isn't something that's just thrown around willy nilly! It usually goes for $120/yr!

  • dylanhouli 3 hours ago
    Great idea man, must be pulling in some good SEO traffic as well.
    • visiwig 3 hours ago
      Yes, I was lucky enough to find a keyword domain that was available. Would recommend :)
  • thekevan 31 minutes ago
    This is top notch, great work!
  • throwaway2046 2 hours ago
    These are beautiful, thank you for sharing. I really like the one with the triangles, was it inspired by Rule 30?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_30

  • visiwig 7 hours ago
    Each one can be copied as inline SVG or CSS using the background-image property with a data URI. Most are under 1KB.
  • aerhardt 1 hour ago
    This is very cool but hasn’t it been around for like a decade?
  • shah4as1 30 minutes ago
    this is exactly what i needed
  • dormento 3 hours ago
    This rocks. Thank you!
    • visiwig 3 hours ago
      Glad you think so, you're welcome, enjoy!
  • pseudosavant 52 minutes ago
    I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff, but I'm usually disappointed after clicking the link. These on the other hand are excellent, and that they have configurable options like stroke, color, etc is gravy on the top. Thanks for sharing!
  • starkparker 7 hours ago
    What's the license?
    • visiwig 6 hours ago
      The license can be found here: svgbackgrounds.com/license

      Summary: You can use graphics in personal or commercial projects, you cannot use the graphics as the primary integrity of your product, you must provide attribution (svgbackgrounds.com/attribution)

      And before anyone rips off my head, attribution can be placed inside commented out code, so it doesn't need to take away from your design.

  • HalawehMohann49 1 hour ago
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